Update: Roesch Library closure July 22-23

Roesch Library will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, July 22-23, 2019, while staff and faculty relocate Roesch services and work spaces to the first floor as we near the end of the Roesch Refresh renovation project

Exhibition handlist

In preparing for Imprints and Impressions, we ran across many interesting words that have fallen out of the general lexicon. With this booklet, we have brought one back: handlist. Dean Kathleen Webb ran across it in a 1944 booklet from the J. Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City. Though the word no longer appears in most new dictionaries, it’s still in the Oxford English Dictionary: A list of a particular type or category of things, presented in a readily consultable form; esp. a list of the books or manuscripts in a particular place, on a particular subject, etc.; a catalogue. It’s a good word … and that’s a terrible thing to waste.https://ecommons.udayton.edu/rosebk_supplemental/1003/thumbnail.jp

Colleagues Commended for Effective, Innovative Solutions

Dean commends staff and faculty for fast, creative and effective transition to support learning, teaching and research in a fully online environment

Shaped By the Environment: The Influence of Childhood Trauma Exposure, Individual Socioeconomic Position, and Neighborhood Disadvantage on Brain Morphology

The relationship between an individual’s socioeconomic position (SEP) and their overall physical and mental health has been well demonstrated. Far less is known about how area-level factors, such as neighborhood disadvantage, “get under the skin”. Previous research indicates lower SEP and childhood trauma negatively effects brain structure and function. The hippocampus, amygdala, and ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) are particularly vulnerable to adversity. The current study investigated how individual SEP, childhood trauma, and neighborhood disadvantage impact these structures. Two-hundred and fifteen individuals were recruited from an Emergency Department in southeastern Wisconsin. Two-weeks post-traumatic injury, participants completed a structural magnetic resonance imaging scan and various self-report measures. Area Deprivation Index (ADI), a measure of a neighborhood’s socioeconomic disadvantage, and neighborhood homicide rates were derived from participants’ addresses. Results of hierarchical multiple linear regression analyses revealed ADI was associated with hippocampal volume, over and above individual variables while vmPFC was significantly impacted by individual income but not neighborhood disadvantage. Interestingly, amygdala volume was only related to gender. In an exploratory analysis, we used Structural Equation Modeling to investigate how a model with individual and neighborhood factors would interdependently relate to brain structure. Neighborhood variables were significantly correlated with Individual SEP measures. Similar to the regression analysis, we demonstrated that vmPFC volume is significantly associated with individual SEP but not neighborhood factors. This study provides additional support that neuroscience has an imperative role in identifying and addressing health disparities and help fuel the development of interventions targeting at-risk populations

Blessing of Roesch Library Renovation: Dean\u27s Remarks

Dean Kathleen Webb\u27s remarks of gratitude for and celebration of the completion of Roesch Refresh, the 2018-19 renovation of the first and second floors of Roesch Library

Enough is Enough\u27: A Commitment to Anti-Racism

Faculty and staff in the Libraries are committed to facing the instances of racial bias and discrimination in our collections, services and spaces

One Day, One Dayton: Love for UD, Care for Others

Libraries Dean Kathleen Webb shares her appreciation for the University of Dayton community around the world, united in both love for UD and care for others

Service, Wisdom, Commitment

Dean lauds the work of the Libraries Advisory Council

One Day of Giving for All Flyers

The University of Dayton Libraries support students, faculty and staff from all majors, departments and units. A gift of any size to the Libraries impacts the learning experience at University of Dayton, supports student success and strengthens faculty research